Michael grenthal and isaac grenthal



(No Model.) I

M. 8v I. GRENTHAL.

CLASP FOR HAT BANDS.

No. 538,583. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.

UNTTEE STATES PATENT Enron.

MICHAEL GRENTHAL AND ISA-AC GRENTHAL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLASP FOR HAT-BANDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,583, dated April30, 1895.

Application filed October 30, 1894:. Serial No. 527,429. (No model.)

T0 whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, MICHAEL GRENTHAL and ISAAC GRENTHAL, citizens ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county of .New York,State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMourning Hat-Bands, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmourning bands for bats, and it has for its objects among others toprovide a simple and cheap band and means for joining the ends thereof,whereby the band can be easily applied to the hat and held closelythcrearound. The fastening device comprises broadly strips forattachment to the ends of the band, the adjacent ends of said stripsbeing oppositely bent and means being provided for connecting the same.These adjacent ends or edges may be connected in a variety of ways, someof which are herein shown. By our improvement the band can be easily andquickly aflixed to the hat and as easily and quickly removed whendesired and this Without in any way injuring the hat.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure 1 is a face View of our improvedhat-band with a portion of the connecting means broken away. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1,of a slightly-modified form, with a portion broken away. Fig. 4 is asection through Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents, in side elevation, stillanother form of our invention. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of Fig. 5.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates theband which may be of any suitable material, and width, designed eitherfor a mourning band or as an ordinary or ornamental band as may bedesired.

In all of the forms shown each end of the band A is shown as providedwith a strip B preferably of some thin metal having its opposite edgesbent in opposite directions as shown in each of the various views. Theends of the band are held in the turned over portions or bends at oneedge of the stripsas' shown, either by being clamped between the metalthereof as seen in Figs. 4 and 6 or by means of the prongs as seen inFig. 1. The adjacent edges of these strips may be joined or united invarious Ways. As seen in Fig. 1 they are connected by means of a slidingbuckle or coupling 0 which consists of a piece of sheet metal bent atits opposite edges as seen at c and adapted to "be slid endwise over thebends b of the strips to hold the strips B and consequently the ends ofthe band together. The band is placed around the hat and the edges ofthe strips B brought as close together as possible and then the coupling0 is slid over'the same as will be readily understood from Figs. land 2,drawing the strips B together and clamping the band to the hat.

In the forms shown'in Figs. 3 and 4 the adjacent edges of the strips Bhave their bent over portions 1) directly engaged with each other eitherby sliding the same endwise one upon the other, or by drawing the endsof the band together until the bends may be en'- gaged in a manner whichwill be readily understood.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6.the adjacent edges of the strips Bare joined by the cord or wire E which is laced in and out through thestrips and concealed within the bends 19 thereof as shown in said views.

The strips B and their connecting means may be of any required designand as ornamental or fanciful in appearance as may be desired. Thestrips B and the means for connecting them may be covered with blackcloth or any other desired material as indicated at b in Fig. 1.

What we claim as new is 1. The combination with a band of fabric havingits ends bent backward upon itself, of strips or plates having theiropposite edges bent with one edge of each plate or strip embracing thebent end of the fabric and their opposite edges bent in oppositedirections and roe united to hold the band around a hat, sublsaidadjaoentends substantially as shown and I0 stantially as set forth.described.

2. The combination with a band of fabric In testimony whereof we ailixour signahaving its ends bent backward upon itself, of tures in presenceof two witnesses.

5 two substantially S shaped metal plates hav- MICHAEL GRENTHAL.

ing one end connected to an end of the band ISAAC GRENTHAL. with theiradjacent edges disposed in oppo- Witnesses: site directions andoppositely to those of the J OHN FITZGERALD.

other ends, and means embracing and uniting l IRENE B. GONNOLLY.

